Give Obama A+ for school reform ideas - CNN.com:
"San Diego, California (CNN) -- President Obama deserves an A+ for his agenda for education reform. His decision to nominate Arne Duncan as U.S. education secretary was inspired, and his comments on holding the system accountable are honest, refreshing and insightful.
Obama showed that again this week with a powerful speech at James C. Wright Middle School in Madison, Wisconsin.
He announced that, in the coming weeks, states would be able to compete for their share of more than $4 billion in funding through the administration's Race to the Top initiative. But in order to do that, he said, the states have to demonstrate that they're serious about increasing accountability by doing things like tearing down 'firewall laws' that prevent districts from factoring in student performance when evaluating teachers."
"San Diego, California (CNN) -- President Obama deserves an A+ for his agenda for education reform. His decision to nominate Arne Duncan as U.S. education secretary was inspired, and his comments on holding the system accountable are honest, refreshing and insightful.
Obama showed that again this week with a powerful speech at James C. Wright Middle School in Madison, Wisconsin.
He announced that, in the coming weeks, states would be able to compete for their share of more than $4 billion in funding through the administration's Race to the Top initiative. But in order to do that, he said, the states have to demonstrate that they're serious about increasing accountability by doing things like tearing down 'firewall laws' that prevent districts from factoring in student performance when evaluating teachers."